Archives - 25 July 2017, Tuesday

The Cauvery River is dying - and with it, the crops, hopes and lives of millions of farmers. It could be India's greatest natural catastrophe ever. Is an ambitious plan to link all rivers to the cities to blame? Insight investigates southern India's worst drought in 140 years.

Amazon is continuing its international expansion push with the launch of its services in Singapore coming imminently. The arrival could happen as soon as this week, according to a source with knowledge of the plans, and it will mark Amazon’s entry into Southeast Asia. The launch will ...

Amazon is continuing its international expansion push with the launch of its services in Singapore coming imminently. The arrival could happen as soon as this week, according to a source with knowledge of the plans, and it will mark Amazon’s entry into Southeast Asia. The launch will ...

You don't get to be the world's best airport for five years running by resting on your laurels. Singapore's Changi airport just upped its game with its newest terminal, and we got a peek inside ahead of the opening later this year. SEE ALSO: The airports of the future are here Termina...

The story also retraces important -- and controversial -- historical events that helped shape the tightly controlled city-state, including the violent strikes and riots of 1955, the detention of left-wing politicians and trade unionists and the alleged Marxist conspiracy of 1987. Carc...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - When a new terminal opens in 2017 at Singapore's Changi Airport, the world's best for five years straight according to a survey, passengers will be able to, in theory, go through check-in to boarding without speaking to another person. Automation is important for...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - When a new terminal opens in 2017 at Singapore's Changi Airport, the world's best for five years straight according to a survey, passengers will be able to, in theory, go through check-in to boarding without speaking to another person. Automation is important for...

After the great success of BlockShow Europe 2017 , the Cointelegraph Events team set their eyes on Asia having ensured the support of the key opinion leaders in the Blockchain community and having tested in Munich their trademark platform for showcasing Blockchain solutions. The team’...

Singapore is a country and a city. They keep expanding their land into the ocean as they can’t expand north and south is becoming harder as Indonesia noticed their creeping towards the international water borders. With restricted space, you’d think it would be all city, high-rises and...

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“How can anyone watch Courtois let that Rafinha shot in and think that he's a top 5 'keeper?” commented a third. Worse was to come for Antonio Conte’s men as Thomas Muller put Bayern 2-0 up before he scored a wonder goal to make it 3-0 before half-time. Marcos Alonso got one back for ...

BEIJING: In a country where anything from chopsticks to slippers can be designed to look like pandas, one Chinese energy company is going a step further by building 100 solar farms shaped like the bears along the route of the ambitious Belt and Road initiative. Panda Green Energy Grou...

You don't get to be the world's best airport for five years running by resting on your laurels. Singapore's Changi airport just upped its game with its newest terminal, and we got a peek inside ahead of the opening later this year. SEE ALSO: The airports of the future are here Termina...

JAKARTA: Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) has warned of an escalating threat of forest fires with the dry season expected to peak in coming months, while hotspots detected in the province of Aceh have already been causing choking smoke. Fires had spread to around 64 hecta...

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan aims to cut suicides by 30 per cent over 10 years, with the government on Tuesday (July 25) approving a plan which seeks to curb extreme work hours seen as contributing to one of the world's highest suicide rates. Japan has the highest suicide rate among Group of S...

JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Bloomberg) - In the late 1980s, Pakistani clerics beseeched Indonesia to pray for them after Benazir Bhutto became prime minister and the first woman to govern a Muslim majority nation. Ms Khofifah Indar Parawansa, now a Cabinet minister in Indonesia, recalls the in...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd's (SIAL.SI ) budget arm Scoot on Tuesday said it would take over two routes from sister carrier SilkAir as the parent company conducts a wide-ranging strategic review designed to cut its cost base. Singapore Airlines (SIA) has said the revi...

SINGAPORE: Fans of McDonald's Nasi Lemak burger will no longer be able to get their fix, after the fast-food chain announced on Tuesday (Jul 25) that it was sold out islandwide, less than two weeks after it was first launched . Other limited-edition items such as the Chendol McFlurry ...

Rudiger completed a £34million move from Roma earlier this month, signing a five-year deal at Stamford Bridge as Antonio Conte attempts to add depth to his squad. The centre-back had been given an extended holiday after his Confederations Cup exploits with Germany, but has now joined ...

Rafinha stunned Chelsea with just six minutes played when he fired home the opener from distance Thomas Muller was left unmarked in the Blues' box to double Bayern Munich's lead in the 11th minute Germany forward Muller gave the Germans a deserved three-goal lead with a stunning 30-ya...

, the Singapore startup is reported as being an ‘instant converter of multiple digital currencies into fiat money.’ These include the dollar, the yen and the euro. With TenX stating that they are attempting to make the spending of digital currencies, such as bitcoin, easier, the compa...

Kenedy has been sent home from Chelsea's pre-season tour after his offensive social media posts sparked an outrage in China. Chinese media reacted furiously to his online insults and the ham-fisted attempts at an apology by the 21-year-old Brazilian. The People's Daily, the flagship n...

Don’t like to many bags hanging around? You just need one good backpack to be able to use for work, travel and play time? I recently reviewed the Targus Seoul backpack and to my pleasant surprise, I received a few compliments on the bag’s casual chic style and colour. The box shaped d...

The Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF) – a global network of insurance supervisors and regulators working together to strengthen their response to relevant sustainability challenges – has released a statement welcoming the recommendations and guidance of the Financial Stability Board (...

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have invested in new satellite technology to enhance search and rescue capabilities in Singapore’s maritime and aeronautical Search and Rescue Regions (SRRs).

Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing sector is shaping up to be a massive proxy fight between some of the largest tech companies operating in the region. This week, Japanese telecom SoftBank Group and Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing entered the fray as the two lead investors in a $2....